Updates

May 22, 2015 By DJ Patil, Office of Science and Technology Policy (originally posted on Whitehouse.gov on May 12, 2015)

I’m excited to let you know about the third annual National Day of Civic Hacking , coming June 6, 2015, to a city near you! It’s a day when we’ll collaboratively build new solutions using publicly-released data, technology, and design processes to improve our communities … Continued

Data.gov is the central clearinghouse for federal open data, including hosting the Public Data Listings required under the 2013 Federal Open Data Policy, but Data.gov also hosts state, local, and tribal government sources voluntarily. As of this writing Data.gov has … Continued

One of the biggest opportunities for new products and services to come out of the Civic Hacking movement in 2015, may be through place-based initiatives that foster collaboration across industry, academia, local government, and the federal government. This has the … Continued

If you are participating in a hackathon or just looking to do something amazing with open data, here are some quick ways to get started. Find the Data To find the data you need: Search the catalog at Data.gov, which includes … Continued

How is your city doing in open data and transparency? A recent survey looks at what data cities are sharing and not sharing and how they rank in transparency and accessibility. You can add your city to the census and see others … Continued